Winetricks/winetricks
Winetricks is an easy way to work around problems in Wine observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
75/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 388
- age_days: 4189
- days_rel: 220
- days_push: 26
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
3520 stars · 464 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Winetricks is a shell script that provides an easy way to work around problems in Wine, the Windows compatibility layer. It offers a menu of supported applications with automatic workarounds, installs missing DLLs, and tweaks various Wine settings.
Use cases
- install missing DLLs in a Wine prefix
- fix Windows apps that fail under Wine
- automatically configure Wine for a specific game
- tweak Wine settings from the command line
- set up a Wine prefix for running Windows software
- work around Wine compatibility bugs
When to choose
- you run Windows applications or games on Linux or macOS via Wine
- you need to install native Windows DLLs or fonts into a Wine prefix
- you want scripted, repeatable Wine prefix setup
- you want automatic workarounds for known Wine issues with specific apps
When to avoid
- you need a full Windows VM or native performance
- you use Proton/Steam and only need per-game tweaks handled by Proton itself
- you want a graphical Wine configuration tool only (winetricks has a GUI but is script-first)
- you are not using Wine at all
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cli developer-tools configuration-management gaming-tools operating-systems developer-tools cli cross-platform wine windows-compatibility dll-installation shell-script wine-prefix gaming automation linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks · fetched 2026-08-28 · 5bfd61a3ac17
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Winetricks/winetricks | main | 75 |
For agents
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